Which of the following is an example of an indirect victim of a disaster?
1. Cathy Carter, a high school sophomore who received a broken leg, multiple cuts, and contusions during a train derailment.
2. Danny Dixon, a paramedic who is suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder after being called to the scene of an airliner crash.
3. Elizabeth Ellis, a retired schoolteacher who lost her home during a wildfire caused by an arsonist; the fire destroyed dozens of homes.
4. Frank Finley, a middle-aged truck driver who was one of 20 people killed when a bridge collapsed into the Missouri River.
ANS: 2
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